JP2002199455A - Cordless phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cordless phone that can utilize information providing service, regardless of its being, inside or outside of a home. SOLUTION: The cordless phone 10 is provided with a master unit 11, that is compatible with an information providing service for a fixed phone and that transmits/ receives various signals through a channel and with a slave unit 12, that conducts two-way wireless communication with the master unit 11. The slave unit 12, in pair with the master unit 11, is made compatible with the information providing service for the fixed phone, and the slave unit 12 singly copes with information providing service for a mobile phone.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cordless telephone device corresponding to an information providing service for a fixed telephone device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the rapid spread of portable telephone devices compatible with information providing services, models of fixed telephone devices compatible with information providing services have been developed.
The information providing service referred to here is a connection service to an information site where several hundred kinds of information menus are prepared, a connection service to an information site on the Internet, and the like.

[0003] A method of connecting a fixed telephone device corresponding to an information providing service to an information site will be described below. FIG.
Is a schematic diagram showing a method for connecting a conventional telephone device to an information site, and FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional telephone device.

As shown in FIG. 9, in order for a user to use an information providing service, first, a telephone device 1
A call is made to the information providing service center 3 via.
The information service center 3 and the information service provider 4 are connected via a dedicated line or the Internet, and the information provided by the information service provider 4 is prepared as a number of information menus at the information service center 3. Have been. If the information menu provided by the information service provider 4 is connected to the information providing service center 3 via a dedicated line, the information menu is connected through a dedicated line, and if the information menu is connected through the Internet, the connection is made through the Internet. That is, when using the Internet, the information providing service center 3 plays the role of the sole provider in the information providing service.

[0005] The information providing service center 3 is a base station for performing the information providing service described above. Incidentally, if a description is given using a trademark “i-mode” which is popular in a mobile phone device, an i-mode center for performing an i-mode service is also one form of the information providing service center 3. The information providing service center 3 is connected to the information service provider 4 through a dedicated line, and is connected to the information service provider 4 on the Internet by using the Internet. The information providing service center 3 functions as an exchange for connecting the telephone device 1 and the information service provider 4.

[0006]

However, in the telephone device 1 as described above, since the display unit 5 is provided as shown in FIG. 10, the information of the connected information site cannot be displayed on the display unit 5. Although it is possible, there is a problem that the user cannot leave the telephone device 1 to view information.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and to provide a cordless telephone device capable of viewing information corresponding to an information providing service for a fixed telephone device even in a place away from the fixed telephone device. Aim.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve this problem, the present invention is directed to a base unit which supports an information providing service for a fixed telephone device and transmits / receives various signals via a line, and both a base unit and a base unit. A cordless telephone device provided with a handset that communicates wirelessly with the base unit, wherein the handset is configured to correspond to an information providing service for a fixed telephone device in pair with the base unit.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a cordless telephone device capable of viewing information corresponding to an information providing service for a fixed telephone device even in a place away from the fixed telephone device.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is directed to a master unit which supports an information providing service for a fixed telephone device and transmits / receives various signals through a line, and a bidirectional communication with the master unit. A cordless telephone device having a slave unit that communicates wirelessly with the base unit, wherein the slave unit is configured to correspond to an information providing service for a fixed telephone device in pair with the base unit, and is separated from the base unit. If you use the handset even in a place where you can see information corresponding to the information provision service for fixed telephone devices as well as the base unit, so long as you can communicate with the base unit like at home, It has the effect that information can be obtained anytime and anywhere when information is desired.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the slave unit is configured to independently support an information providing service for a portable telephone device.
In homes that are within communication range with the base unit, the information provision service for fixed telephone devices can be used at a low charge, and outside the communication range with the base unit, the information provision service for mobile phone units can be used. It has the effect that information can be obtained anytime and anywhere, regardless of whether it is at home or outside.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a printing unit for printing various types of received information is provided on the master unit. This has the effect that the received information can be printed and stored on the spot as needed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the printing unit is replaced with a facsimile function unit, and the received information can be used on the spot as needed. It has the effect of being able to print and save.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the third and fourth aspects, the information of the information site obtained by the slave unit by the information providing service corresponding to the master unit is The information can be printed on the master device side, and the received information can be printed and stored on the spot as needed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the invention according to any one of the second, third, fourth and fifth aspects.
The information on the information site obtained by the slave unit by the information provision service for the mobile phone device is configured to be transmitted to the master unit and displayed on the master unit, and the information received by the slave unit is necessary. Accordingly, the function can be shared by both the master unit and the slave unit.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth aspects, a slave unit is obtained by an information providing service for a portable telephone device. The information on the information site is sent to the master unit and can be printed on the master unit. The information received by the slave unit can be printed and saved on the master unit as needed. Having.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in accordance with any one of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh aspects of the present invention, data is transmitted to an external device having a printing function. And an interface unit for transmitting the received information, and has an effect that the received information can be printed and stored by an external device on the spot as needed.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the eighth aspect of the present invention, the interface unit is adapted to be compatible with infrared communication. Has the effect that it can be printed and stored by an external device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

(Embodiment 1) An outline of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a cordless telephone apparatus in which a base unit and a child unit are paired to support an information providing service for a fixed telephone device, and The mobile device alone can support the information provision service for mobile phone devices, and in the home where cordless communication with the master device is possible, the information service for fixed phone device can be used by both the master device and the slave device in the home, When you are out of the cordless communication range with the base unit, you can use the mobile phone device's information provision service with a child device that supports the mobile phone device's information provision service, regardless of whether you are at home or outside This is to make the information service available.

FIG. 1 shows the details of an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a base unit of a cordless telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 2 to 4 show the base unit of the cordless telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention. Is a schematic diagram showing a method of connecting to an information site. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the structure of a slave unit of the cordless telephone device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a method for connecting a cordless telephone device to an information site from a slave unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a cordless telephone device 10 includes a base unit 11 and at least one slave unit 12 connected to a line.
The parent device 11 and the child device 12 can perform bidirectional cordless communication within a certain distance (100 to 150 m), respectively.

Although the following description is based on the premise that the cordless handset 12 of the cordless telephone device 10 described in FIG. 1 is a PHS, a portable telephone having a function as a cordless handset may be used. In the present invention, the slave unit 12 of the cordless telephone device 10 corresponding to the information providing service for the fixed telephone device corresponds to the information providing service for the fixed telephone device and the information providing service for the mobile telephone device. Is important.

Under control of the control unit 13, the base unit 11 transmits and receives voice signals to and from the other party of the telephone, and bidirectionally communicates with the slave unit 12 through the wireless transmission unit 14 and the wireless reception unit 15 of the cordless communication unit. Perform cordless communication. The control unit 13 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like.
Is responsible for the overall control of Since the base unit 11 is provided with a receiver 16 connected by a cord, when the receiver 16 is picked up and off-hook, a cordless call with the slave unit 12 (extension call) and a call with the outside through a line (external call) are made. It is possible. In addition, since base unit 11 is also provided with speakerphone communication unit 17, when the switch of speakerphone communication unit 17 is pressed and off-hook, it is possible to perform a free-to-use call. Since the base unit 11 is provided with an answering machine 18, if the bell comes in from the line and both the base unit 11 and the slave unit 12 do not go off-hook, the answering machine 18 is activated. Incoming messages can be recorded. At this time, if the off-hook is not performed even if the bell rings a predetermined number of times (for example, six times), the control unit 13 sets the changeover switch 19 to the communication circuit unit 2.
The telephone is switched from the 0 side to the answering machine 18 side.

Further, the facsimile function unit 2
When a CNG signal, which is a facsimile communication start signal, comes in, the control unit 13 switches the changeover switch 19 from the call circuit unit 20 to the facsimile function unit 21.
Side to receive the facsimile. The content of the received facsimile is displayed on the display unit 22. If only a glance is needed, do not print it.
If it is better to print, the user can operate the operation unit 23 to print using the printing unit 24 in the facsimile function unit 21. In the present invention, the master unit 11 may be provided with only the print unit 24 in order to add a print function. However, since it is more convenient to provide the facsimile function unit 21 having the print unit 24 therein, it is more convenient.
In the present embodiment, master device 11 having facsimile function unit 21 is used for description.

The telephone unit 10 is provided with an interface unit 25 so that an external device can be used. The interface unit 25 may perform wireless infrared communication, or may use a communication cable. Examples of the external device connected to the interface unit 25 include a printer such as a laser printer capable of printing with higher quality, a facsimile machine such as a laser facsimile, and the like. Needless to say, it is necessary to provide the corresponding interface unit 25 also on the external device side to be connected. However, the interface unit 25
When connecting a facsimile machine as an external device to
In order to use a facsimile device as an external device by deceiving facsimile data as being received, a facsimile deception adapter equipped with a pseudo bell generating circuit, a line current generating circuit, and the like is required.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of a connection method for operating the base unit 11 in the cordless telephone device 10 of the present embodiment to connect to the information site provided by the information service provider.
The connection method is exactly the same as in the case of the conventional example shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, but is slightly expanded.

As shown in FIG. 2, in order for a user to use an information providing service for a fixed telephone device, first,
A call is made from 1 to the information providing service center 3 via the exchange base station 2.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the information service center 3 and the information service provider 4 are connected by a dedicated line or the Internet, and the information provided by the information service provider 4 is Information Service Center 3
A number of table of contents menus 26 are prepared on the side. As shown in FIG. 4, when the first index menu 26 called "News / Information" is selected, one screen is turned up and a number of information menus 27 are displayed. This information menu 2
7 includes a paid part and a free part. Regardless of whether it is paid or free, the user registers the information menu 27 that he / she wants to use in his / her own telephone device 10 to obtain the information menu 2.
7 can be opened. For example, in FIG. 4, if the first information menu 27 "Sankei Shimbun" is selected, if this information menu 27 provided by the information service provider 4 is connected to the information providing service center 3 by a dedicated line, a dedicated line Through the Internet and, if connected to the Internet, through the Internet. That is,
When using the Internet, the information providing service center 3 plays the role of the sole provider in the information providing service.

However, since the fee-based information menu 27 employs a charging system in which a registration fee for the registered information menu 27 is imposed on the user when the information menu 27 is registered, the registered information menu 27 is used to avoid unnecessary charging. Need to be stopped only as needed.

Some of the information menus 27 allow a bank transaction. However, when using a bank transaction, a password (usually 4 digits) registered in the bank must be entered so that the bank cannot be used. Has become. Thus, the information service provider 4 having confidentiality is connected to the information service provider 4 by a dedicated line, so that only a specific person registered in advance in the information service provider 4 can be absolutely connected.

As described above, the user can connect to the information site provided by the information service provider 4 via the information providing service center 3. At this time, information on the connected information site is displayed on the display unit 22 of the parent device 11 on the user side. If the information displayed on the display unit 22 is only required to be viewed at a glance, the display is simply stopped. The necessary information can be printed on the spot. When higher quality printing is desired, an external device such as a laser printer or a laser facsimile is connected to the interface unit 25 as described above (there may be a connection via an adapter) and the master unit 11 receives the data. Various information can also be printed.

In the above description, the case where the master unit 11 has the print unit 24 has been described.
When the master unit 11 is not provided with the printing unit 24, printing can be performed by connecting an external device having a printing function to the interface unit 25.

In the above description, the method of connecting to the information site by operating from the base unit 11 has been described. However, as described in claim 1, in the present invention, the slave unit 12 is paired with the master unit 11 and supports an information providing service for a fixed telephone device. To connect to information sites. Less than,
A brief description will be given of a method of connecting to the information site by operating from the slave unit 12 side.

As shown in FIG. 5, the slave unit 12 includes a control unit 31.
The cordless communication is performed bidirectionally with the parent device 11 through the cordless communication unit 32 under the control of. The control unit 31 is a CPU
, A RAM, a ROM, and the like, and are responsible for overall control of the slave unit 12. Since the handset 12 is provided with the communication unit 33, it is possible to make a call in the same manner as the receiver 16 of the base unit 11, and the operation unit 34 can perform almost the same operation as the operation unit 23 of the base unit 11. Features are provided. The display unit 35 is smaller than the display unit 22 of the base unit 11, but has a sufficient area for displaying necessary and sufficient information. Various other functions are provided, but the description of the parts which are not related to the essential point of the present invention is omitted.

The slave unit 12 may be a model having a normal function of simply performing cordless communication with the master unit 11,
If the handset 12 is provided with the PHS function, the handset 12 alone can communicate with the other party even when going outside the communication range with the base unit 11. Although slightly complicated, the slave unit 12 may have a mobile phone function.

The information provision service for a portable telephone device in a plurality of claims of the present invention is an information provision service for a model having a PHS function or a portable telephone function in the slave unit 12. Therefore, if the handset 12 is compatible with the information providing service for the mobile phone device, the user can operate the handset 12 to connect to an information site and obtain information even when away from home.

As shown in FIG. 6, in order for the user to use the information service for the fixed telephone device using the slave unit 12, first the cordless communication from the slave unit 12 to the base unit 11 is performed. A call is made from the base unit 11 to the information providing service center 3 via the exchange base station 2. Since the information providing service center 3 and the information service provider 4 are connected by a dedicated line or the Internet, an information providing service is provided to the information service provider 4 having an information site to which the user wants to connect. Sorted at Center 3.

As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG.
2 is displayed on the display unit 35, but the display unit 22 of the base unit 11 shown in FIGS.
And the method of turning over the screen is the same, so that the duplicated description will be omitted. The information menu 27 that has already been registered on the base unit 11 is also automatically registered on the slave unit 12 side, and the user does not need to register the same information menu 27 again on the slave unit 12 side.

The display unit 35 of the slave unit 12 displays information on the connected information site. When the information displayed on the display unit 35 needs only to be viewed at a glance, the display unit 35 simply stops displaying it.
To operate the printing unit 24 of the facsimile function unit 21 of the base unit 11 to perform printing. However, printing can be performed on the master unit 11 under the condition that the master unit 11 and the slave unit 12 are in a cordless communication range. If an external device such as a laser printer capable of high-quality printing is connected to the interface unit 25 of the parent device 11, data is transmitted to the external device by operating the operation unit 34 of the child device 12, and the external device In child unit 12
The information displayed on the display unit 35 can be printed.

Next, a case will be described in which the slave unit 12 independently supports the information providing service for the portable telephone device. In this case, if the master unit 11 and the slave unit 12 are within the cordless communication range, the data is converted so that the information obtained by the slave unit 12 can be received by the master unit 11 and the master unit 11 By transmitting the information obtained by the slave unit 12 to the master unit 1
The data can be transmitted to the first device and displayed on the display unit 22 of the master device 11. Further, the information displayed on the display unit 35 of the slave unit 12 can be transmitted to the master unit 11 and printed on the master unit 11 side.

As described above, in the present invention, the slave unit is paired with the master unit to support the information provision service for the fixed telephone device. Therefore, a model in which the slave unit alone supports the information provision service for the mobile phone device, for example, the slave unit is
In the case of the HS, in a home where the master unit is installed, the slave unit can use an information providing service for a fixed telephone device by using the slave unit as an original slave unit. Outside, by using the handset as a PHS, the handset can also use the information providing service for the mobile phone device. In this way, by making the slave unit independently correspond to the information providing service for the mobile phone device, the slave unit can be used with both swords corresponding to the information providing service for both the fixed telephone device and the mobile phone device. Become.

[0044]

As described above, according to the present invention, a base unit that supports an information providing service for a fixed telephone device and transmits and receives various signals via a line, and bidirectionally wirelessly communicates with the base unit. A cordless telephone device comprising: a slave unit that supports an information providing service for a fixed telephone device in combination with a base unit; and the slave unit independently provides an information providing service for a mobile phone device. Configuration.

As a result, the slave unit can use the information providing service corresponding to the master unit as long as the slave unit can perform cordless communication with the master unit. There is an effect that the provided service can be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a structure of a base unit of a cordless telephone device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a method for connecting a cordless telephone device to an information site from a base unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a method for connecting a cordless telephone device to an information site from a base unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a method for connecting a cordless telephone device to an information site from a base unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the structure of a slave unit of the cordless telephone device according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a method for connecting a cordless telephone device to an information site from a slave unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a method for connecting a cordless telephone device to an information site from a slave unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a method of connecting a cordless telephone device to an information site from a slave unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a conventional connection method from a telephone device to an information site.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional telephone device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 telephone device 2 exchange base station 3 information service center 4 information service provider 5 display unit 10 cordless telephone device 11 base unit 12 slave unit 13 control unit 14 wireless transmission unit 15 wireless reception unit 16 handset 17 speakerphone call unit 18 answering machine Telephone unit 19 Changeover switch 20 Communication circuit unit 21 Facsimile function unit 22 Display unit 23 Operation unit 24 Print unit 25 Interface unit 26 Table of contents 27 Information menu 31 Control unit 32 Cordless communication unit 33 Communication unit 34 Operation unit 35 Display unit

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A cordless telephone device comprising: a base unit that supports an information provision service for a fixed telephone device and transmits / receives various signals via a line; and a handset that communicates with the base unit wirelessly and bidirectionally. The cordless telephone device, wherein the child device is paired with the parent device and supports an information providing service for a fixed telephone device. 2. The cordless telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the slave unit independently supports an information providing service for a portable telephone device. 3. The cordless telephone device according to claim 1, further comprising a printing unit for printing the received various information on the master unit. 4. The cordless telephone device according to claim 3, wherein the printing unit is replaced by a facsimile function unit. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the information of the information site obtained by the child device by the information providing service corresponding to the parent device can be printed by the parent device. Cordless telephone device. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information of the information site obtained by the slave unit by the information providing service for the portable telephone device is transmitted to the master unit side and displayed on the master unit side. 4,5
The cordless telephone device according to any one of the above. 7. The information of the information site obtained by the slave unit by the information providing service for the portable telephone device can be transmitted to the master unit side and printed by the master unit side.
The cordless telephone device according to any one of 4, 5, and 6. 8. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an interface unit for transmitting data to an external device having a printing function. Cordless telephone device as described. 9. The cordless telephone device according to claim 8, wherein the interface unit supports infrared communication.